Hospitals kill children
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/113/6/1741
http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/chhosppr.htm
How easy will it be to pull numbers out of this study and report to support a fear factor against mainstream care in favor of non-traditional (CAM) alternatives? I found this in the Baltimore Sun: "More than 4,000 children died in 2000 because of lapses, which cost more than $1 billion in extra hospital charges from longer stays and follow-up care for the ill and injured." and '"The bottom line is, as far as we can tell, these are all preventable.'" http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.safety07jun07,0,3865600.story
Of course, the intent of the information is to bring awareness, and maybe safeguards or policy change, to improve quality of care delivery and perhaps reduce the natural courses of human error. But it's an all to easy extension to make the argument to NOT use doctors and hospitals for health care needs. The AHRQ press release seems to suggest most of the errors are inferred due to the existence of a post- procedure infection. Methods of analyzing the data in arriving at the AAP published conclusions look very high-tech. I look forward to "letters" in future editions.
dr-
http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/chhosppr.htm
How easy will it be to pull numbers out of this study and report to support a fear factor against mainstream care in favor of non-traditional (CAM) alternatives? I found this in the Baltimore Sun: "More than 4,000 children died in 2000 because of lapses, which cost more than $1 billion in extra hospital charges from longer stays and follow-up care for the ill and injured." and '"The bottom line is, as far as we can tell, these are all preventable.'" http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.safety07jun07,0,3865600.story
Of course, the intent of the information is to bring awareness, and maybe safeguards or policy change, to improve quality of care delivery and perhaps reduce the natural courses of human error. But it's an all to easy extension to make the argument to NOT use doctors and hospitals for health care needs. The AHRQ press release seems to suggest most of the errors are inferred due to the existence of a post- procedure infection. Methods of analyzing the data in arriving at the AAP published conclusions look very high-tech. I look forward to "letters" in future editions.
dr-
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